This Chapter contains the regulations for the Resort Commercial Zone established by the City. The regulations of this Chapter shall apply to all properties within the Resort Commercial Zones within the City, except as modified by the standards and regulations pertaining to the planning area in which the building site is located. (Refer to Chapter 21.14 for the specific planning area in which the building site is located.)
(Ord. 387 § 1, 1996)
The purpose of this zone is to provide regulations for the development
of the commercial resort properties within the City, consistent with
the historic low density residential character of the City established
over the past twenty-five (25) years.
(Ord. 387 § 1, 1996)
Each resort commercial project shall have a minimum site size
of ten (10) acres.
(Ord. 387 § 1, 1996)
All development in this zone shall be in accordance with a Master Development Plan. This plan shall be submitted to the City by the developer and shall be considered in accordance with the procedures provided in Sections 21.06.030 and 21.06.040.
The uses permitted in this zone are subject to a Conditional
Use Permit and shall be:
(a)
Those uses which can be shown to make up the "resort experience,"
which may include, but are not necessarily limited to, hotels, conference
and convention facilities, recreational facilities, restaurants, country
clubs and golf courses.
(b)
Sexually oriented businesses.
(c)
Temporary uses including unpaved parking lots, agricultural uses,
sod farms and similar facilities as determined by the Community Development
Director.
(Ord. 387 § 1, 1996; Ord. 749 § 2, 2022)
(a)
Purpose. The development standards applied to the proposed resort
development shall be those which the City Council deems appropriate
to:
(1)
Ensure the continued quality and image of the City as an international
destination resort community;
(2)
Ensure the continued integrity of the low density residential character
of the City;
(3)
Ensure the internal integrity, over time, of the proposed resort
complex; and
(4)
The following standards shall apply to all properties within the
Resort Commercial Zone situated south of Highway 111, except as otherwise
provided for in this Code:
(i)
Minimum setback of any building shall be fifty (50) feet except if
adjacent to a residential land use district, the minimum set back
shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet.
(ii)
Unenclosed patios can be allowed if they are attached and an
integral part of the building design as approved by the Architectural
and Landscape Committee.
(iii)
Structure height shall be limited to a maximum of three (3)
stories or thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2) feet.
(5)
The following standards shall apply to all properties within the
Resort Commercial Zone situated north of Highway 111, except as otherwise
provided for in this Code:
(i)
Minimum setback of any building shall be fifty (50) feet except if
adjacent to a residential land use district, the minimum setback shall
be not less than two hundred (200) feet.
(ii)
Structure height shall be limited to a maximum of four (4) stories
or fifty-two (52) feet, except as may be provided for under a Conditional
Use Permit.
(b)
Standards for Incidental and Accessory Commercial Uses. Incidental
and accessory commercial uses are permitted in connection with a hotel
and/or resort hotel complex, subject to the following standards:
(Ord. 387 § 1, 1996; Ord. 400 § 3, 1997; Ord. 606 § 1, 2007)
Antennas subject to compliance with the minimum standards of development delineated in Section 21.90.060.
(Ord. 387 § 1, 1996)
All roof-mounted equipment including but not limited to heating,
venting, cooling, and antenna shall be screened so as to preclude
viewing of same from adjacent residencies, public ways and golf courses
(public or private).
Solar energy systems will be permitted on legal lots in the
Resort Commercial Zone in accordance with the standards listed below:
(a)
All solar energy systems shall be installed only after administrative
approval by the Planning Department and only after issuance of the
necessary building permits and any and all other permits required
by the City relating to the plumbing, electrical and mechanical characteristics
of the system.
(b)
Design Standards:
(1)
All solar collectors, plumbing, water tanks and support equipment
shall be painted a color similar to the color of the roof upon which
they are mounted.
(c)
Existing Nonconforming Solar Energy Systems. Existing, nonconforming solar energy systems removed from an existing location and proposed to be reinstalled shall be screened so as to limit viewing of same from adjacent residencies and properties, public ways and golf courses (public or private), and approval of said system shall be subject to any applicable homeowners' association approval, Planning Department review, and be subject to the Administrative Relief process defined in Section 21.06.090.
(d)
Rehabilitated and/or Used Solar Energy Systems. Rehabilitated and/or used solar energy systems proposed to be installed shall be screened so as to limit viewing of same from adjacent residences and properties, public ways and golf courses (public or private), and approval of said system shall be subject to any applicable homeowners' association approval, Planning Department review, and be subject to the Administrative Relief process defined in Section 21.06.090.
(Ord. 533 § 1, 2003; Ord. 606 § 1, 2007)
